Reflecting on the Six Frames of Information Literacy

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Reflecting on the Six Frames of Information
Literacy

• Based on the workshop Information Literacy from
  whose perspective?
• Staffordshire University, May 2006.
• Susie Andretta,
• London Metropolitan University
• http//www.ilit.org/ilresearch/indexilresearch.htm
  

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Six Frames of IL

• Variation in the ways people see IL
• Content Frame
• Competency Frame
• Learning to learn Frame
• Personal Relevance Frame
• Social Impact Frame
• Relational Frame

Bruce, C. Lupton, M. Edwards, S. L. (2006) Six
Frames for Information literacy Education a
conceptual framework for interpreting the
relationships between theory and practice, in
Andretta, S. (ed), Italics, 5 (1). Online.
Available at http//www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/itali
cs/vol5iss1.htm (Accessed 1 August, 2006).
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Six Frames of IL

• Each frame promotes a unique perspective on
• Information
• Curriculum focus
• Learning and teaching
• Content
• Assessment
• Information Literacy

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IL from whose perspective?

• Workshops objectives
• Identify the conceptions of information literacy
  held by the participants of the IL conference
  (Staffordshire University, May 2006)
• Develop a picture of the perceptions of
  information literacy by institutions, staff
  (library and faculties) and students (through
  selection of statements)

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IL from whose perspective?

• Developing IL profiles to illustrate different
  perspectives
• What institutional perspectives of information
  literacy are reflected by the participants
  selections?
• How do participants describe their colleagues
  perception of information literacy (library and
  faculties)
• How do participants describe the students view
  of information literacy?